Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 5.74 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean stood at 5.74 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean peaked at 14.7 kg/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5.74 kg/ha, in 2023.
Caribbean ranks 97th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.49 kg/ha | 11.21 kg/ha | 14.7 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.45 kg/ha | 10.26 kg/ha | 13.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.92 kg/ha | 10.52 kg/ha | 11.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.33 kg/ha | 7.8 kg/ha | 11.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.71 kg/ha | 6.78 kg/ha | 8.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.68 kg/ha | 7.63 kg/ha | 9.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.42 kg/ha | 5.74 kg/ha | 7.16 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 94 Trinidad and Tobago 6.09 kg/ha compare
- 95 Honduras 6.06 kg/ha compare
- 96 Ethiopia PDR 5.9 kg/ha compare
- 98 Panama 5.7 kg/ha compare
- 99 Pakistan 5.64 kg/ha compare
- 100 Russian Federation 5.58 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 739,529 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 22,698 million USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 384,456 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 152,566 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 1.32 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Caribbean was 5.74 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7 kg/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Caribbean rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Caribbean ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).